Page 185 - Learning from the Qur'an

THEY ARE ENEMIES OF THE BELIEVERS
O Prophet! Strive against the unbelievers and hypocrites and be
harsh with them. Their refuge is Hell. What an evil destination!
(Qur'an, 66:9)

THEY TAKE THE DISBELIEVERS
AS THEIR FRIENDS AND CONFIDANTS
Did you not see the hypocrites saying to their brothers, those
among the People of the Book who do not believe, 'If you are
driven out we will leave with you, we will never obey anyone to
your detriment. And if you are fought against we will help you'?
Allah bears witness that they are truly liars. (Qur'an, 59:11)
Do those who take the unbelievers as protectors, rather than the
believers, hope to find power and strength with them? Power and
strength belong entirely to Allah. (Qur'an, 4:139)
You see many of them taking those who do not believe as their
friends. What their lower selves have advanced for them is evil
indeed, bringing Allah's anger down upon them. They will suffer
punishment timelessly, for ever. (Qur'an, 5:80)

THEY JOIN FORCES WITH THE DISBELIEVERS
AGAINST THE BELIEVERS
O Messenger! Do not be grieved by those who rush headlong into
disbelief among those who say 'We believe' with their tongues
when their hearts contain no faith. And among the Jews are those
who listen to lies, listening to other people who have not come to
you, distorting words from their proper meanings, saying, 'If you
are given this, then take it. If you are not given it, then beware!' If
Allah desires misguidance for someone, you cannot help him
against Allah in any way. Those are the people whose hearts Allah
does not want to purify. They will have disgrace in this world and
in the hereafter they will have a terrible punishment. (Qur'an,
5:41)

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